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The Last Man on Anzac

A.N. Other · Jun 30, 1981 ·

THE HONOUR OF BEING THE LAST MAN on Anzac in 1915 seems to go to a naval rating, now living in Sydney. His name is Charlie Hooper, and this year ...

Naval Hardware – Breech Loaders (Part1)

A.N. Other · Jun 28, 1981 ·

WHEN NELSON FOUGHT THE BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR his ships, and those of the enemy, used guns that differed very little from those used by Drake to beat the Spanish Armada ...

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I’m Jesus, the Canteen Manager (Part 1)

Zammitt, Alan · Jun 25, 1981 ·

IN JUNE 1955 the ship’s company of HMAS Sydney fell in on the flight deck, and Captain George Oldham, DSC, RAN, presented to Vie Zammit, the ship’s canteen manager, a ...

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HMAS Shropshire

Gower, J.R., Captain, RN (Rtd) · Jun 23, 1981 ·

THIS IS THE STORY of a well known ship, seen through the eyes of a retired captain who commissioned the ship as a cadet in 1929. In 1927 the Admiralty ...

HMAS Parramatta Memorial

A.N. Other · Jun 20, 1981 ·

The memorial to the three ships bearing the proud title of HMAS Parramatta will be unveiled at 11.00 a.m. on Saturday, 13th June, 1981 at Queens Wharf Steps in the City ...

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